Light-duty structural shed or house with skylights

ABSTRACT

A light-duty structural shed or house with skylights includes walls and a roof supported by a beam, wherein the walls have openings for doors and/or windows, and the roof is constituted of a ridge and two inclined top panels. Each of the inclined top panels has a width that is smaller than an inclined roof face of the shed or house, and the ridge is made of a flexible material that is fixedly connected to the inclined top panels at spaced joining positions. Several propping poles are sheathed across the ridge laterally with respect to the beam at the positions that are staggered between the spaced joining positions. Each of the propping poles is supported over the beam in such a way that a portion of the ridge located at one of the staggered positions between said spaced joining positions is propped up by the propping pole, thus creating a skylight that is substantially triangular in shape.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present utility model relates to a light-duty structural shed orhouse, such as a greenhouse, a field work shed, a simply constructedgarage, or the like.

BACKGROUND

Typically, a conventional light-duty structural shed or house hasskylights on its roof to promote interior air circulation. A skylight ofthe prior art generally has a hinged design with a frame made of analuminum alloy, as shown in Chinese Patent No. 200410056875.X. Althoughthis design is both beautiful and practical, it has a complicatedstructure and, therefore, is very costly to manufacture. It is alsodifficult to reduce the volume of the packaging for this conventionalshed or house because of its complicated structure.

SUMMARY

The object of the present utility model is to provide a light-dutystructural shed or house with skylights that is both simple in structureand convenient to install.

The technical solution of the present utility model is a light-dutystructural shed or house with skylights, comprising walls that haveopenings for doors and/or windows, and a roof supported by a beam,wherein the roof is constituted of a ridge and two inclined top panels.Each of the inclined top panels has a width that is smaller than theinclined roof face of the shed or house. The ridge is made of a flexiblematerial that is fixedly connected to the inclined top panels at spacedjoining positions. Several propping poles are sheathed laterally acrossthe ridge with respect to the beam at positions that are staggeredbetween said spaced joining positions where the ridge is connected tothe inclined top panels. Each propping pole is supported over the beamin such a way that the portion of the ridge located at one of thestaggered positions between said spaced joining positions is propped upby the propping pole, together with the portions on both sides wherethey are connected to the inclined top panels, forming a skylight thatis substantially triangular in shape.

The above-mentioned walls, ridge, and inclined top panels may be made offabric. Several fabric belts may be arranged laterally at intervalsalong the ridge so that the belts overlap the ridge. The fabric beltsmay be sewn onto the ridge at both side edges. Each of the proppingpoles is sheathed between the belt and the ridge.

Alternatively, the above-mentioned walls and inclined top panels may bemade of plastic plates.

The above-mentioned propping poles may be made of metal or plasticpipes.

In the present utility model, the roof of the shed or house isconstituted of a ridge and inclined top panels, which are fixedlyconnected at spaced joining positions. Several propping poles aresheathed laterally across the ridge with respect to the beam atpositions that are staggered between said spaced joining positions. Eachpropping pole is supported over the beam in such a way that the portionof the ridge located at one of the staggered positions between saidspaced joining positions is propped up by the propping pole, togetherwith the portions on both sides where they are connected to the inclinedtop panels, forming a skylight that is substantially triangular inshape.

Because this shed or house has a simple structure and has fewer partsthat need to be connected, a user may be able to install it more easilyand conveniently using fewer steps.

In addition, if the walls and the roof of the present utility model aremade of different materials, it may be used in various applications. Forexample, if the walls and the roof are made of transparent materials,such as plastic or glass, the present utility model may be used as agreenhouse for flowers, vegetables, or the like. If the walls and theroof are made of corrugated plates or waterproof canvas, the presentutility model may be used as a simply constructed garage, a field workshed, a tent, or the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The preferred embodiment is a simply constructed garage in which thewalls and the roof are made of waterproof canvas.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the present utilitymodel;

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of part D in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partial top view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 3; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As shown in the accompanying drawings, in a light-duty structural shedor house of the present utility model, a door of a roll-curtain type isplaced on one of walls 8, and windows are placed on the other walls 8.The roof includes a beam 1, which may be made of a metal or plastic pipeextending between the eaves on both sides; a ridge 3, which extendsalong the length of beam 1; and two inclined top panels 7. Each of theinclined top panels 7 has a width that is smaller than the inclined roofface of the shed or house. Ridge 3 is fixedly connected to the inclinedtop panels 7 at spaced joining positions, by sewing or buckling by meansof, for example, buttons or nylon hook-ring fasteners. Several fabricbelts 4 are arranged laterally at intervals along ridge 3. Fabric belts4 overlap ridge 3 and are sewn onto ridge 3 along both side edgesthereof, as shown in FIG. 5. Reference number 5 denotes the portionsthat are sewn together. Propping poles 2, which may be made of plasticpipes, are sheathed across ridge 3 between belts 4 and ridge 3 and aresecured on ridge 3. Alternatively, it is possible to arrange some fixingstrip-rings laterally at intervals along ridge 3, and have the proppingpoles 2 pass through the strip-rings across ridge 3 and are secured onridge 3. Propping poles 2 are supported over beam 1, such that theportions of ridge 3 located between the spaced joining positions aresupported by propping poles 2, together with portions on both sideswhere they are connected to the inclined top panels 7 forming skylights6 that are substantially triangular in shape.

1. A light-duty structural shed with skylights, comprising: walls havingopenings for doors and/or windows; a roof and a beam, wherein the roofincludes a ridge and two inclined top panels, wherein each of theinclined top panels has a width that is smaller than an inclined roofface of the shed, and wherein the ridge is made of a flexible materialthat is fixedly connected to the inclined top panels at spaced joiningpositions; and several propping poles that are sheathed across the ridgewith respect to the beam at positions between said spaced joiningpositions, wherein each propping pole is supported over the beam suchthat a portion of the ridge supported by each of propping poles, forms askylight that is substantially triangular in shape.
 2. The light-dutystructural shed with skylights according to claim 1, wherein said walls,ridge, and inclined top panels are made of fabric, and wherein fabricbelts are sewn onto the ridge, such that each of the propping poles issheathed between the belts and the ridge.
 3. The light-duty structuralshed with skylights according to claim 1, wherein said walls andinclined top panels are made of plastic plates.
 4. The light-dutystructural shed with skylights according to claim 2, wherein saidpropping poles are made of metal or plastic pipes.